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Located 2.25 km SW of Wakefield, on the road to Upper Woodstock: Wakefield Parish, Carleton County: formerly called Silverdale: renamed Lower Wakefield when the post office was created: PO Lower Wakefield 1859-1913: in 1866 Lower Wakefield was a farming settlement with approximately 70 resident families, including 18 Shaw families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: in 1898 Lower Wakefield had 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 100.

Latitude : 46° 13'

Longitude : 67° 32'

County : Carleton

Parish : Wakefield

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
McKenna 1.28 90° E
Wakefield 2.25 35° NE
South Greenfield 3.17 234° SW
Junction Switch 3.71 180° S
Graytown 3.71 180° S
Newburg Junction 3.71 180° S
Pembroke 3.71 180° S
Shawville 3.71 180° S
East Waterville 3.92 341° NNW
Rosedale 3.92 341° NNW
Second Tier 3.92 341° NNW
Phillips 3.92 199° SSW
Nixon 4.51 35° NE
Lower Brighton 4.51 35° NE
Newburg 4.51 145° SE
Hardscrabble 4.51 215° SW
Colbert Corner 4.51 145° SE
Culbertson Corner 4.51 145° SE
Upper Woodstock 4.51 215° SW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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